Pet supplies, services, and pets care

Petsit.com provides more resources for pet owners looking for Professional Pet Sitters

King, NC (openPR) 6 September 2007

According to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA), pet ownership is at the highest level with 63 percent of households in the United States have pets. However, animal owners are now beginning to realize the value of a Pet Sitter trained and experienced. For many families, the process seems discouraging the search for a high-quality health care for pets. Pet Sitters International, the largest association for Educational Professional Pet Sitter, has made this process easier for discerning pet owners and offers three additional resources through its website, petsit.com.

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Find

Professional Pet model for the family dog, cats, birds, reptiles, horse, … whatever, is just a few clicks. “Find a Pet Sitter” is a popular feature in petsit.com since its introduction in 1998. Today, the code offers search capabilities expanded, so that pet owners carry out a search for criteria in less than a minute. Users can search the database of over 7,800 PSI of independent firms of professional pet care services to your needs, from daily walks, grooming for dogs with special needs. In addition, pet owners can refine your search further by credentials such as bonding, liability insurance and / or training of the animal first aid.

expect quality

Before pet owners make the decision to hire a pet sitter, you should first take the time, must ensure their animals, the welfare and safety of their homes. “It’s important for people when hiring a pet sitter due diligence before they are interested in a final decisions” to do, John Long, communications manager for Pet Sitters International. “Do you say it, if you do not do your homework, then invites a stranger into the house while you’re away. “Petsit.com ‘s improved” pets “section of the evaluation has to be made easier with the new information and easy access.

Since 1994, PSI has made the recommended standards for excellence in quality of pets available to the public. A benchmark for the industry, the inventory of the values ​​and principles is seen by many as the gold standard for all pet care professional. ISP recommends that pet owners get their retrieval quality standards in the search for the perfect pet-sitting professional. Standards to include look like:

• The model is consistent and secure.

• The sitter visits the client at home before the first pet-sitting assignment to meet the pets and get detailed information about your care.

• The model of tourism exhibitions and professionalism in all dealings with colleagues, customers, employees and the industry positively represent the pet sitter and the pet industry for children.

• The model provides references.

• The model offers a service contract that the services, fees and time allocated per visit indicates.

• The sitter conducts business with honesty and integrity and observes all federal, state and local regulations on business operations and animal care.

• The model has sufficient knowledge and experience in caring for pets and clearly about their safety and welfare.

• Cell to confirm the nanny or the customer has the phone to confirm that the client returned home.

• The model has a veterinarian on call for emergency service.

• The model has a contingency plan for pet care in case of bad weather or personal illness.

for an interview

ISP recommends that all pet owners to establish an initial meeting with potential supervisors pet before handing over the keys to their homes. Conducting an initial interview provides the opportunity to evaluate a candidate’s credentials review. It is also the best way for caregivers to become familiar with the houses in which to work and pets need questions.

pet owners can find tips for implementing a professional pet care for animal owners petsit.com download interview. For more information on the benefits of hiring a professional pet sitter to visit http://www.petsit.com/owners.

founded in 1994 and Pet Sitters International more than 7,800 independent companies animal care professionals represented in the United States, Canada and abroad. Our members are trusted pet professionals, serving an average of 126 clients each and performing an estimated 8 million PET meeting commitments per year.

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